The Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Research and Development Programme at the Environment Agency published this document on April 4th citing the success of pilot programmes to install Natural Flood Management features that are estimated to have created 1.6 million cubic metres of water storage (about the equivalent of around 670
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Cherington Stourton Flood / Sewage Meeting
Following an invite from the organisers, on the 14th of March SAFAG attended a three hour meeting concerning issues of flooding and sewage in Stourton and Cherington. The meeting was co-ordinated and chaired by MP for the Stratford constituency Manuella Perteghella, with approximately 50 to 60 residents in attendance. In addition, a
Maintenance at Henbrook
A team of five SAFAG members and volunteers spent a few hours yesterday slowing the flow and attenuating the surface water run off on a very hilly estate in Brailes close to the source of the Henbrook stream. This involved reinforcing and building up some of the existing natural flood
Report on the Sunday 24th November ’24 Flood
Shot taken 21:53 Sunday November 24th. Following a few weeks of intermittent rain and then a covering of snow, on top of already heavily soaked land, it took only 40mm of rain recorded at the Shipston rain gauge (47mm in Cherington) to send the Stour through Shipston to a peak
Spring 2024 Update
The SAFAG team have been very busy, in both 2023 and 2024 carrying out a multitude of intervention assessments, then followed by the required repairs/maintenance to the natural flood management leaky woody dams some of which have been damaged following the extremely heavy and regular storms over the winter periods.
In Memoriam. Phil Wragg 1947 – 2024
When the River Stour rose to its highest ever recorded level on 20th July 2007 it flooded more than 80 homes and businesses in Shipston, including the house that Phil Wragg and his wife Liz had moved in to only two months earlier. From that day onwards, Phil campaigned tirelessly
SAFAG WINS EA AWARD
Shipston Area Flood Action Group (SAFAG) has been awarded the Environment Agency Flood and Coast Excellence 2021 Award for Community Partnership. SAFAG is a community led volunteer team which aims to reduce the risk of flooding to homes and businesses by installing Natural Flood Management (NFM) measures across the entire
CHRISTMAS FLOODING 2020
Fortunately it is very unusual for the monitoring station in the middle of Shipston to go over 3 metres twice in a few days due to very heavy rainfall. This flooding gave many ‘at risk residents’, the Town Council and its contractors a lot of stress over the festive season.
Statement from Emma Howard Boyd, Chair of the Environment Agency
This year, the terrible impacts of the coronavirus reminded the world that for all humanity’s achievements, nature can change everything at a moment’s notice. As we rebuild, the importance of being well prepared for the future threats is a lesson we must learn all over again. The Prime Minister has
Mid 2020 Update
Shipston Area Flood Action Group (SAFAG) has continued its programme of flood alleviation measures throughout the lockdown period with existing health and safety procedures augmented for social distancing and appropriate use of PPE for contractors where relevant. As all our work is outside, and being blessed with good weather, our